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Dutch set sail
First Europians set sail to Australia -
Cpt James Cook
Cpt James Cook sailed around Australia -
Prisoners settle
British prisoners settled in Australia -
Official bounderies
Government officials created boundaries for the countries -
British stopped transferring prisoners
British stopped transferring prisoners -
Common Wealth Established
The Common Wealth of Australia was established -
Canberra completed
Melbourne served as the national capital until Canberra was completed. -
Aborigines
Federal Government began to pass legislation to help the Aborigines -
The Australian Act
The Australian Act -
No to Republic
55% of voters rejected the idea of becoming an independant republic.